The nurse works in a school-based clinic. She has advised a 16-year-ol

The nurse works in a school-based clinic. She has advised a 16-year-old teen who is 2 months pregnant to make an appointment with a certified nurse midwife or physician for prenatal care.

The student drops by the nurse’s office after the visit and tells her “I am eating better food and I quit smoking, but I am not taking those prenatal vitamins that she gave me. They are too hard to swallow.” Following this discussion the nurse explains to the student that neural tube defects may be prevented by
A) an adequate consumption of folic acid in the first trimester of pregnancy.
B) adequate nutrition in the first trimester of pregnancy.
C) taking vitamins in the first trimester of pregnancy.
D) not smoking during pregnancy.

ESSAYBID ANSWER

A